A shape-shifting transmission of cosmic synths, lo-fi ambience and interdimensional performance art - live from Pennsylvania.
For nearly 25 years, Human Host has been amazing and confusing audiences through an ever-changing collision of experimental pop, lo-fi electronics, ambient sound and multimedia performance.
The project arrives at 12 Bar as part of its first UK tour, supporting the new album For an Unknown Sign - Human Host’s first internationally distributed release and first full-length vinyl LP.
For this solo incarnation, co-founder Mike Apichella reworks the group’s instrumental compositions and improvisations using Casio synthesizer, harmonica, drum machine and effects processors. Original visuals, performance art and dramatic interpretations of cosmic poetry complete a show that sits somewhere between an experimental concert, an imaginary broadcast and a transmission from another dimension.
The Bronx Times described Human Host as “*a tranquil odyssey through the deepest recesses of imagination.”*
For Fans Of: The Residents, Oneohtrix Point Never, early Animal Collective, Dan Deacon
Presented by 12 Bar Music & Social.
This is an 18+ event
| Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
|---|---|
| Standard | £6.00 |
Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.
| Human Host (14 Nov 2026) | ||
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| Day | Times | |
| Saturday | 19:30 | - 22:30 |
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